Rifle Collection (page 8)

MISHAP WITH A GUN
A gentleman drops his gun as he climbs a gate, spattering both himself and his companion with shot Date: 1836

US Civil War Sharpshooter, poised in a tree with his rifle. Date: 1862

American soldiers with dogs in the Philippines
American soldiers fighting in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) let loose the dogs of war against native rebels. Date: 1899

French National Guard soldier cleaning his rifle
Member of the National Guard cleaning his rifle Date: 1850

Flying Colours, Hippodrome Theatre, London
Flying Colours, a revue at the Hippodrome Theatre, London, an Albert de Courville production

Steam train on Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa
Steam train on the Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa, showing a Boer ambush. Date: circa 1900

Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle - one might suggest his choice of headgear would not be the most inconspicuous choice available... Date: circa 1907

Two Old Men of Shush, Iran - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of two old men of Shush - the capital

The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq

King Christian IX inspecting a new cavalry repeating rifle
Christian IX (18181906) - King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906 - inspecting a new cavalry repeating rifle. Photograph taken by his daughter (Queen) Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. Date: circa 1905

Temporary Treatment of Bone Fractures, including rifle used as a splint, cricket bat used as a splint, slings, triangular bandages, shawl caps, huntsmans whips used as splint

WW1 - Marianne pins a rosette onto a British Tommy - " Take this back to Tipperary". Date: 1915

Libyan Street Scene Date: circa 1920s

Coldstream Guard on sentry duty. Date: circa 1970s

Advertisement for French war bonds, WW1
Advertisement for French war bonds during the First World War -- give your gold to fight for victory. 1914-1918

Rifle, Bolt Action, Ross, . 303 In M1910 Mk Iii
Ross M1910 Mk III. 303 in straight-pull bolt action rifle, 1915; manufactured by the Ross Rifle Company in Canada; cleaning tools in butt. Converted to match shooter after World War One

Rifle, Self-Loading, 7. 92 Mm, Fg42
Fallschirmjagergewehr FG42 7. 92 mm automatic rifle, 1942-1945; with bayonet; no magazine; used by German parachute troops in World War Two, in France and Italy. Date: 1942

Rifle, Self-Loading, Walther, 7. 92 Mm Gewehr 43
Gewehr Model 43 7. 92 mm self-loading rifle, 1943-1945 (c); used by the German Army in World War Two; gas operated and air cooled; cocking handle on left hand side of the rifle; crude manufacture

Rifle, Percussion, Enfield, Pattern 1853 3Rd Model
Pattern 1853, Enfield rifle musket, 3rd Model. Liege contract 1858. Marked to 14th Middlesex Volunteers, 1861 (c). Date: circa 1861

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In Mk I*
Lee-Enfield. 303 in magazine rifle Mk I* 1900 (c). Date: circa 1900

WW1 - British soldiers in a wood wearing sheepskin jackets
Photograph of a pair of British soldiers in a wood wearing sheepskin jackets and soft caps, 1914 (c)-1915 (c). One is carrying a haversack and using binoculars

Lee Enfield Mk I. 303 in bolt action sniper rifle, 1916 (c). Privately converted to a parapet rifle and fitted with a Fulton target grade barrel. Associated with World War One (1914-1918)

WW2 poster, Gloster Aircraft National Savings Group. Our aim is one fighter per month, for the next three months. Join the group, win certificates, and help win the war. Save now for your future

Serbia spanks Austria 1914
FULFILMENT. Austria: " I said all along this was going to be a punitive expedition." Date: 1914

WW1 recruitment poster, Spirit of 1917, US Marines
WW1 recruitment poster, Spirit of 1917, Join the US Marines at Smithfield and Water Streets, Pittsburgh. Date: circa 1917

Wolves attack Russian soldiers during war with Japan
During the war with Japan, Russian sentries have another enemy to fight -- wolves ! Date: 1904

Victorian Scrap, hunter shooting tiger at close quarters. circa 1880s

Cartoon, Two French soldiers in a trench, WW1
Cartoon, Two French soldiers in a trench discuss the sending of gifts and mascots to the Western Front. (They themselves don t appear to have any.) Date: 1917

Cartoon, French and German soldiers, WW1
Cartoon, French and German soldiers. A French soldier sticks a bayonet into a German soldier, telling him that he has sung the socialist Internationale for twenty years

Cartoon, Family man, WW1
Cartoon, Family man. A middle aged French soldier reprimands a young German soldier for shooting at him. He says if he didn t have a boy of his age, he would give him a couple of slaps. Date: 1916

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army. Reproduction of a painting by R Caton Woodville Great War Deeds

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

Pneumatics of an air rifle.. Pneumatics of the Girandoni air rifle showing the air reservoir in the butt and lead bullets in a magazine, and loading mechanism

British Indian Army representatives, WW1
British Indian Army representatives: 1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers (Skinners Horse), Artillery Gunner Mountain Battery, 33rd Punjabis, 43rd Erinpura Regiment, and 101st Grenadiers

Boys with toy guns, Balham, SW London
Four boys with three toy guns on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Jock (K1) - a kilted Black Watch soldier cleaning his rifle. Snaffles - Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967). Invalided Out Of World War One

No 23 Mills rifle grenade
No. 23 Mills rifle grenade. The red band denotes explosive filling whilst the pink denotes the type of explosive, i.e. Ammorial or Bellite.. Firearms & Equipment

Second World War Trench Art lighter - a 303 rifle bullet
Second World War Trench Art lighter in the form of a.303 rifle bullet, dated 1944. Trench Art

A WWI French 8mm Lebel Rifle Bullet
A 1WW French 8mm Lebel Rifle Bullet. The tip reverses to reveal a small crucifix. Trench Art

The Raja of Lakhtar
Thakore Sahib Karansinhji Vajirajji (1846-1924), Raja of Lakhtar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1890s

Serbian soldier, WW1
A Serbian soldier in rocky terrain during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Three Polish soldiers, WW1
Three Polish soldiers during the First World War. From left to right: artillery officer of Marshal Pilsudskis legions; sergeant of 1st Lancers

French poster advertising war bonds, WW1
French poster encouraging people to buy war bonds to help win the First World War. A soldier with his arm raised says: We ll Get Them! Date: 1914-1918

Two British soldiers, WW1
Two British soldiers during the First World War, one equipped for normal conditions on the Western Front, the other for winter snow. Date: 1914-1918

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

German propaganda postcard, Kaiser and eagle, WW1
German propaganda postcard, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II at the centre, with an eagle and two flags below, and German colonial soldiers above, during the First World War. Date: 1914

Types of grenades in WWI
The Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a

Six American soldiers caught in gas attack, WW1
Six American soldiers caught in a gas attack on the western front during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

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